Deanne (Dee) Sharon Ryall (born 16 June 1967) is an Australian politician. She was a member of the

Victorian Legislative Assembly The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The presidin ...

representing the electorate of

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for the

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from 2010 to 2014 and Ringwood from 2014 to 2018.Jenkins, Melissa (28 November 2010
Dee Ryall promises to listen in Mitcham
Sydney Morning Herald

Personal life

Ryall grew up in

Blackburn North, Victoria Blackburn North (formerly North Blackburn) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Blackburn North recorded a populat ...

, where she attended and gained her Higher School Certificate from

Blackburn High School Blackburn High School is a public secondary school for both girls and boys in years 7 to 12 in Blackburn North, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1956. The school has performed in prestigious music events such as The Victo ...

. Ryall completed her Certificate of Nursing at

The Alfred Hospital The Alfred Hospital, also known as The Alfred or Alfred Hospital, is a leading tertiary teaching hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. It is the second oldest hospital in Victoria, and the oldest Melbourne hospital still operating on its original si ...

in 1988 and in 1991 completed a

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from

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria a ...

. She was involved in business for 15 years as a specialist in management systems.

Political career

Ryall contested the

2010 Victorian State election The 2010 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 27 November 2010, was for the 57th Parliament of Victoria. The election was to elect all 88 members of the Legislative Assembly and all 40 members of the Legislative Council. The incumbent c ...

in the marginal electorate of

in metropolitan Melbourne, representing the

, winning 52.90% of the vote after

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had been distributed. Mitcham had been held by Brumby Government Minister

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on a margin of 2%.

References

External links

Parliamentary voting record of Dee Ryall at Victorian Parliament Tracker
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryall, Dee 1967 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly People educated at Blackburn High School People from Blackburn, Victoria Politicians from Melbourne